JP6730676B2 - Baton device - Google Patents

Description

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a baton device that is lifted and lowered by a lifting device.

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in a studio, a stage, etc., a baton device is installed in which a plurality of lighting fixtures are suspended from and supported by a baton, and an elevating device can integrally raise and lower.

In such a baton device, specific information such as the model of the luminaire to be hung and supported and the management number is input in advance, and the information is displayed on the display part provided in the baton, so that this display part There is a so-called smart baton system that suspends lighting equipment while referring to the display. With this configuration, when a lighting device different from the previously input information is connected, a warning is displayed to that effect, thereby improving the work efficiency.

JP, 2005-93026, A

Conventionally, when operating a baton in a studio or theater, the operator does not notice the shadow operator of the set, the operator neglects to speak to the operator, or the operator's voice is heard. If the baton is not delivered, the worker may not notice the lowering of the baton or the worker may suddenly raise the baton.

The problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide a baton device with improved safety during lifting by the lifting device.

The baton device of the embodiment is a baton device that is lifted and lowered by a lifting device. This baton device includes a baton and a display unit. The baton supports the luminaire. The display is provided on the baton. The display unit displays information corresponding to the lighting fixture when the elevator is not moved up and down. Further, this display unit displays an indication of this ascent and descent when ascending and descending . The display unit blinks a predetermined display content toward the upper portion when rising, and blinks a predetermined display content toward the lower portion when descending .

According to the present invention, a display unit that displays information corresponding to a lighting fixture when the baton device is not lifted is used to display a predetermined display content near the upper portion when the baton device is lifted by the lifting device so as to indicate the lift. Blinking, and by blinking a predetermined display content near the bottom when descending , the display of this display informs the surroundings of the up and down of the baton device, and enhances the safety when the lifting device raises and lowers the baton device. Can be expected.

It is a perspective view of the baton apparatus which shows 1st Embodiment. It is a block diagram of an illumination control system using the same baton device. (a) thru|or (c) are explanatory drawings which show the display on a display part at the time of raising/lowering the baton of the same baton apparatus. (a) is an explanatory view showing a display on the display unit when the baton of the baton device of the second embodiment is raised, and (b) is an explanatory view showing a display on the display unit when the baton of the baton device is lowered. Is. (a) is explanatory drawing which shows the display on the display part when the baton of the baton apparatus of 3rd Embodiment rises, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the display on the display part when the baton of the same baton apparatus descends. Is. (a) Explanatory drawing which shows the display on the display part when the baton of the baton apparatus of 4th Embodiment rises, (b) is explanatory drawing which shows the display on the display part when the baton of the same baton apparatus descends. Is.

The first embodiment will be described below with reference to FIGS. 1 to 3.

FIG. 2 shows a lighting control system 10 used in a studio or a stage. The lighting control system 10 includes a remote control device 11, one or more baton devices 12 installed on the ceiling side of a studio or a stage, a plurality of lighting fixtures 13 suspended from the baton device 12, and a baton device 12. An elevating device 14 for elevating and lowering the

The remote control device 11 and the baton device 12 are configured to be capable of bidirectional communication by a wired or wireless network such as Ethernet (registered trademark). A communication method between the baton device 12 and the lighting fixture 13 is a communication protocol according to a predetermined standard such as the DMX standard and a predetermined standard such as an RDM (Remote Device Management) standard that is an extension function of the DMX. It is configured to enable two-way communication.

The remote control device 11 is composed of, for example, a plurality of faders for operating the dimming of each lighting fixture 13 and an operation console having a switch for operating the raising and lowering of the baton device 12, etc. It is installed in the same place or in a place different from the studio or stage. That is, the remote control device 11 has the functions of the dimming control means and the baton lifting means, respectively.

The lighting fixture 13 is, for example, an LED lighting fixture using an LED as a light source, and can perform bidirectional communication with the baton device 12 by a predetermined communication method and can perform dimming according to an input dimming signal. The lighting fixture 13 stores an address assigned by a predetermined communication method for remote control, and also has a unique fixture ID, fixture type, manufacturer, product name, product number, operation mode, and usage time of the lighting fixture 13 itself ( It has a storage unit for storing specific information such as lighting time), repair history, power consumption, mass, etc., and the information stored in this storage unit can be transmitted to the baton device 12. The address can be arbitrarily changed by operating the remote control device 11, and the information of the setting changed by the setting change operation unit attached to the lighting fixture 13 can be displayed, and the usage time (lighting time), repair history, etc. Is updated at any time or at any time.

Next, the baton device 12 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 includes a baton 20 that suspends and supports a plurality of lighting fixtures 13. The baton 20 is a lifting device 14 installed on a ceiling structure such as a studio or a stage. It is suspended and supported by a plurality of wires 21 from, and is lifted and lowered by winding and rewinding the plurality of wires 21 by the lifting device 14.

The baton 20 is formed horizontally long and has a baton body 23 and a pipe-shaped hanging portion 24 attached to the lower portion of the baton body 23, and a plurality of lighting fixtures 13 are hung in the hanging portion 24. Attached to. In the present embodiment, the baton 20 is described as an example of a horizontally long linear baton, but a curved baton along the horizont plane or a square truss baton may be used, for example.

The baton body 23 is integrally configured by arranging a plurality of units (lighting equipment connection units) 25 along the longitudinal direction. Further, the hanging portion 24 is held by a plurality of support members 27 attached to the lower portion of the baton body 23.

The baton body 23 has side surfaces 28 that are inclined obliquely downward on both sides, and the upper surface of the baton body 23 is formed in a flat shape.

On the side surface 28 on one side of the baton body 23, for each unit 25, a power cable from the lighting device 13 is connected to supply power to the lighting device 13, and a communication cable from the lighting device 13 is provided. A communication connector 30 to be connected is provided. Note that one side of the baton body 23 is installed toward the side opposite to the set side or stage side of the studio. Further, a display unit 31 is installed on the side surface portion 28 on one side of the baton body 23 for each unit 25. Therefore, the display unit 31 is arranged so as to face obliquely downward from the baton 20.

The display unit 31 can be composed of a display device capable of displaying characters, such as a segment display device, a liquid crystal display device, or an organic EL device device. In the present embodiment, for example, a segment display device, particularly a 7-segment display device Vessels are used. Each display unit 31 has a display area 31a having a plurality of digits, for example, four digits in the present embodiment. Further, the display unit 31 may be displayed in any one of a single color, a plurality of colors, and color colors, and may be displayed in any one of light emission and non-light emission. Then, in the display unit 31, when the baton device 12 is not moved up and down (when the baton device 12 is not stopped), the setting is changed in accordance with the remote operation from the remote operation device 11 and by the setting change operation unit attached to the lighting fixture 13. In response, the address assigned to the luminaire 13 connected to the unit 25 and various information stored in the storage unit of the luminaire 13 are displayed. Further, in the display unit 31, when the baton device 12 is moved up and down (ascending and descending), as will be described later, a display indicating up and down, that is, a display indicating rising when rising, and a display indicating falling when descending. Then, attention is raised by making the raising and lowering of the baton device 12 known to the surroundings.

In addition, each unit 25 includes a unit control unit 32 that communicates with a baton control unit 33 and a lighting device 13 described later and controls the display of the display unit 31.

A control unit 25a including a baton control unit 33 is arranged at one end of the baton body 23. The baton control unit 33 of the control unit 25a includes a communication unit that bidirectionally communicates with the remote control device 11 through a network and bidirectionally communicates with a plurality of lighting fixtures 13 by a predetermined communication method. ..

Further, on the side surface portion 28 on one side of the control unit 25a, a second display portion 35 which is a power consumption display portion and a mass display portion for displaying power consumption and mass, for example, is installed. On the second display unit 35, for example, when the remote control device 11 or the like is operated, all the lighting fixtures 13 connected to the baton 20 are temporarily turned on by the control of the baton control unit 33. Power consumption is displayed, or the total mass of the baton 20 and the plurality of lighting fixtures 13 measured by a mass meter included in the lifting device 14 or the plurality of lighting fixtures 13 obtained by subtracting the mass of the baton 20 from the total mass. The mass part is displayed.

Each unit control unit 32 of each unit 25 is serially connected to the baton control unit 33 (communication means) in order. For example, the first unit control unit 32, the second unit control unit 32, the third unit control unit 32,... Are connected in series on the right side of the leftmost baton control unit 33 in FIG. There is. The baton control unit 33 grasps the order of each unit 25 from the connection order, grasps the order of the lighting fixtures 13 connected to each unit 25, and positions of the plurality of lighting fixtures 13 supported by the baton 20. Can be specified. Further, by reading the position of the lighting fixture 13 and its attribute information, it becomes possible to obtain the preparation information for each lighting fixture type, and the remote operation device 11 can automatically create a preparation drawing (preparation drawing). Is a design drawing/reference drawing that is generally used in the production lighting industry, which is a sheet of paper that shows what kind of lighting fixtures are suspended in which baton and in what order. ).

A cable cage 37 is arranged above the baton 20.

Then, in the remote control device 11, the operation unit such as a fader of the remote control device 11 and the address of each lighting fixture 13 are registered in association with each other, and the position information of each lighting fixture 13 in the baton 20 is acquired, The remote operation device 11 can be displayed on a monitor, and the remote operation device 11 can automatically create a prepared drawing. With this remote control device 11, any lighting equipment 13 of the baton 20 can be remotely operated, and information of each lighting equipment 13 can be acquired.

For example, by operating any fader of the remote control device 11, the address information and the dimming signal corresponding to the fader are sent from the remote control device 11 to the baton device 12 through the network, and the baton device 12 has a predetermined communication means. The address information and the dimming signal are sent to the luminaire 13 by the communication method, and the luminaire 13 of the corresponding address receives the dimming signal and performs the dimming control.

Further, when the baton device 12 is not moved up and down (at the time of stop), the display unit 31 of each unit 25 displays the address information of the lighting fixture 13 of each unit 25 by remote operation from the remote operation device 11, Specific information of the lighting fixture 13 can be displayed. For example, FIG. 1 shows an example in which the usage time of the corresponding lighting fixture 13 such as “5”, “21”, “101”, “348”... Is displayed on each display unit 31. Thereby, when the usage time of the lighting fixture 13 at a specific position is larger than that of other positions, it is possible to equalize the usage time of the lighting fixture 13 by replacing the positions of the lighting fixture 13 in the baton 20. Become. Since each lighting fixture 13 stores the usage time, even if the position of the lighting fixture 13 in the baton 20 is changed, the usage time until then is continued.

On the other hand, by operating a switch of the remote control device 11, a signal is transmitted to the lifting device 14 to wind up and wind back the wire 21, so that the corresponding desired baton device 12 can be moved up and down. At this time, the display unit 31 displays the current display at the time when the operator selects the baton device 12 to be moved up and down based on the signal transmitted from the remote control device 11 by operating the switch, that is, immediately before the start of the lifting of the baton device 12. Blink and tell others to be careful. After that, the display unit 31 switches to a display indicating the up and down (display mode during up and down).

For example, when the baton device 12 is lifted, the display unit 31 displays such that predetermined display contents are moved along the ascending/descending direction when ascending/descending. Specifically, in the display unit 31, for example, when the baton device 12 is raised, as shown in FIGS. 3(a) to 3(c), for example, a bar 39 is displayed as a predetermined display content, and a 7-segment display is displayed. The display is repeated such that the bar 39 is sequentially moved from the lower side to the upper side by sequentially switching from the lower stage to the middle stage and the upper stage. For example, when the baton device 12 is lowered, as shown in FIGS. 3(c) to 3(a). Then, the display of the bar 39 is sequentially switched from the upper stage to the middle stage and the lower stage of the 7-segment display, and the display in which the bar 39 is sequentially moved from the upper side to the lower side is repeated. At this time, this display may be performed only on some of the display units 31, or may be performed only on some of the display regions 31a in the display unit 31, but for example, in all of the display units 31 respectively. By doing the same in all the display areas 31a, it is possible to make it easy for an operator or the like around the baton device 12 to visually check. Therefore, a worker or the like in the surroundings can easily determine whether the baton device 12 moves up or down and the direction thereof by visually observing the movement of the bar 39 of the display unit 31. Moreover, by moving the display content (bar 39), the display content can be made more prominent, and the attention of the surroundings can be more effectively called.

It should be noted that any other display can be used as the display indicating the elevation displayed on the display unit 31 when the baton device 12 is elevated. For example, as in the second embodiment shown in FIGS. 4(a) and 4(b), it is also possible to display on the display unit 31 a character which means that the baton device 12 is moved up and down. Specifically, for example, when the baton device 12 is raised, the display unit 31 displays “UP” meaning “up” as shown in FIG. 4A, and when the baton device 12 is lowered, for example, FIG. ), it is also possible to display as “dawn” of the same sound which suggests “down” which means descending. At this time, this display can be performed only on some of the display units 31, or can be performed on all of the display units 31. Further, this display may be lit or may be blinking. In this case, a surrounding worker or the like can easily determine by reading the characters displayed on the display unit 31 that the baton device 12 moves up or down and the direction of the baton device 12 from the displayed contents.

Further, as in the third embodiment shown in FIGS. 5(a) and 5(b), it is possible to display on the display unit 31 an indication of the up-and-down direction of the baton device 12. Specifically, for example, when the baton device 12 is raised, the display unit 31 displays a shape 40 such as “n” as an arrow indicating an upward direction, as shown in FIG. At the time of descending, as shown in FIG. 5(b), a shape 41 such as "u" can be displayed as a so-called arrow indicating a downward direction. At this time, this display may be performed only on some of the display units 31, or may be performed only on some of the display regions 31a in the display unit 31, but for example, in all of the display units 31 respectively. By doing the same in all the display areas 31a, it is possible to make it easy for an operator or the like around the baton device 12 to visually check. Further, this display may be lit or may be blinking. In this case, a surrounding worker or the like can easily determine whether the baton device 12 moves up or down and the direction thereof by visually observing the display displayed on the display unit 31, based on the displayed contents.

Further, as in the fourth embodiment shown in FIGS. 6(a) and 6(b), when the baton device 12 is raised, for example, as shown in FIG. Specifically, the bar 42 is blinkingly displayed as a predetermined display content on the upper stage of the 7-segment display, and, for example, when the baton device 12 descends, as shown in FIG. It is also possible to blink the bar 42 as a predetermined display content in the lower part of the container. At this time, this blinking display may be performed only on some of the display units 31, or may be performed only on some of the display regions 31a in the display unit 31, for example, in all of the display units 31. By doing the same in each of the display areas 31a, it is possible to make it easy for an operator or the like around the baton device 12 to visually check. In this case, the surrounding workers or the like visually check the blinking bar 42 on the display unit 31 to raise or lower the baton device 12 based on the vertical position of the bar 42 on the display unit 31. It is easy to determine that and its direction. The predetermined display contents displayed on the display unit 31 when the baton device 12 is moved up and down in the fourth embodiment may be the shapes 40 and 41 as in the third embodiment.

Further, in each of the above-described embodiments, as the display indicating the up/down movement when the baton device 12 is moved up/down, the same display is performed on all the display units 31, but in the case of the baton device 12 having a plurality of display units 31, Different displays can be displayed, and the display areas 31a of the display units 31 are not limited to the same display, but different displays may be combined. Further, by using a plurality of display units 31 as one set and different displays for each set, or by using different displays for all of the display units 31, it is possible to make the baton device 12 as a whole a display indicating up and down. For example, the display of each of the above embodiments can be applied to different display units 31 or different display regions 31a in the same display unit 31 and combined, or the display applied to each display unit 31 or each display region 31a can be operated. It can also be controlled by the operator.

In addition, in each of the above-described embodiments, the display unit 31 may use various segment indicators such as a 9-segment indicator, a 14-segment indicator, or a 16-segment indicator instead of the 7-segment indicator.

Further, when the display unit 31 is not a segment display but a display capable of displaying characters such as a liquid crystal display or an organic EL element device, only a relatively simple display such as a bar or alphabet or kanji is provided. Instead, for example, by displaying a sentence or the like indicating the up/down movement of the baton device 12, it is possible to more directly display the up/down movement of the baton device 12.

Further, a color display may be used for the display unit 31, and when the baton device 12 moves up and down, it may be displayed in red, for example, to visually warn the user.

According to at least one embodiment described above, by using the display unit 31 that displays information corresponding to the lighting fixture 13 when the baton device 12 is not lifted (when stopped), the baton device 12 is moved by the lift device 14. By displaying the up/down movement during the up/down movement, the display of the display unit 31 can inform the surroundings of the up/down movement of the baton device 12. Therefore, when raising and lowering the baton device 12 by the elevating device 14, it is possible to call attention to surrounding workers and the like, and it is possible to enhance safety.

At this time, if the baton device 12 is lifted to the ceiling side, it will look up obliquely from below, but since the display unit 31 is arranged diagonally downward with respect to the baton 20, the display unit The displayed contents of 31 can be easily confirmed.

Further, the display unit 31 blinks the display immediately before the baton device 12 starts ascending/descending, and then switches to the display indicating the ascending/descending, so that the baton device 12 once flashes to the surroundings before actually starting the ascending/descending. It is possible to call attention and increase safety.

Further, the display unit 31, by using a segment display, can easily display characters, bars, etc., and can move the display contents, and various numerical values when the baton device 12 is not moved up and down. It can be easily combined with the display of information such as. In particular, since the display unit 31 is a 7-segment display, it is possible to make various displays with a simple configuration and control.

Although some embodiments of the present invention have been described, these embodiments are presented as examples and are not intended to limit the scope of the invention. These novel embodiments can be implemented in various other forms, and various omissions, replacements, and changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention. These embodiments and their modifications are included in the scope and gist of the invention, and are also included in the invention described in the claims and the scope of equivalents thereof.

12 baton device
13 Lighting equipment
14 Lifting device
20 batons
31 Display

Claims (4)

A baton device that is lifted and lowered by a lifting device,
A baton to support the luminaire;
Provided on the baton, with the time of non-lifting displaying information corresponding to the luminaire, at the time of lifting a display unit for the display indicating the elevator; equipped with,
The baton device , wherein the display unit blinks a predetermined display content toward the upper portion when rising, and blinks a predetermined display content toward the lower portion when descending . The baton device according to claim 1, wherein the display unit blinks the display immediately before starting the ascending/descending operation and then switches to a display indicating the ascending/descending operation. The baton device according to claim 2, wherein the display unit is a segment display. The baton device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the display unit displays so that a predetermined display content is moved along the ascending/descending direction when moving up and down .

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